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B+LNZ appoints new Associate Director

Beef + Lamb NZ has appointed a new associate director to its board.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has appointed Mark Polson as its new Associate Director on the board, commencing 1 November.

Wilding conifers a legacy issue - forest owners

PCE Simon Upton told the Wilding Pines Network Conference in Queenstown earlier this month that there was a need for ongoing investment into the control of pest plants, including wilding conifers.

Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue.

Online NZ hunter training platform launched

The Better Hunting platform is built to be used on a laptop, tablet or phone.

A new free-to-use e-learning platform specifically designed for New Zealand hunters was recently launched at the 2023 Sika Show.

RWNZ launches Cynthia Collier Grant

Rural Women New Zealand has established a new $5,000 grant.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) has established a new $5,000 grant to assist projects and initiatives that support rural communities.

App helps optimise harvest profitability

Southern NSW harvesting contractor Rod Gribble developed the HarvestCalc app.

A simple $22 app can save grain growers tens of thousands of dollars each year by optimising the efficiency and productivity of all makes and models of combine harvesters.

Carrier XL cuts a wide swathe

Vaderstad has added the new 7.25-metre-wide, XL 725 to its Carrier XL range of disc cultivators.

Tillage, drilling and planting specialist Vaderstad has expanded its offering with the addition of the new 7.25-metre-wide, XL 725 to the Carrier XL range of disc cultivators – spanning working widths from 4.25 to 12.25 metres.

Turn automation for JD combines

John Deere claims that automating the headland turns makes operating the harvester easier and more precise.

The latest round of software updates for Gen 4 Displays and the John Deere Operations Center.

Electric power on show

New Holland’s T4 Electric Power utility tractor is the first zero-emission, light utility tractor with no internal combustion engine.

The New Holland T4 Electric Power utility tractor will be making its European debut at November’s Agritechnica 2023.

AGCO to take majority stake in Trimble

The plan is to leverage multi-channel access across Trimble Ag, and AGCO OEMs, which include Fendt, Challenger, Massey, Valtra, and Gleaner.

Global agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is set to become a majority owner of Trimble’s precision agriculture business.

An around the world approach to fighting drench resistance

Internal parasites, or worms, cost the livestock industries in New Zealand, Australia and Europe over $4 billion annually in lost production.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is seeking global partnerships as it works to revolutionise internal parasite management in the face of increasingly widespread drench resistance.